07 December 2009
An NBFC is a company registered with the RBI with an NBFC. Non-Banking Finance Company is company registered with the RBI as such and is allowed to perform certain kind of activities.
A Company which satisfies the following two conditions can register itself as an NBFC: 1) 50% of its total income is derived out of financial activity. 2) 50% of its total assets are financial assets.
However, a company which is doing activities of an NBFC is also classified as an deemed NBFC, if it is not registered with RBI. Such a company would be liable for default under the RBI guidelines.
A Normal Company is any other company with carries out any other business activity.